An equity score of 37/100 ranks Fairfield Psd 112 #413 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,738 per pupil, Fairfield Psd 112 ranks #618 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairfield Psd 112 operates 2 public schools serving 614 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,738 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.7% local, 56.2% state, and 18.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 37/100, ranked #413 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.7% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is North Side Elem School, enrolling 321 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
North Side Elem School accounts for 52.0% of all Fairfield Psd 112 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fairfield Psd 112 a distant remainder — means Fairfield Psd 112-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Fairfield Psd 112 chronic absenteeism rate is 29.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Fairfield Psd 112 is typically wider than the Fairfield Psd 112-aggregate figure suggests.